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For some years now, Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, legendary seller of silks, philanthropist and music aficionado, has been wondering how to increase the number of youngsters attending music concerts. “We have to do something, because the halls are filled with the middle-aged and the elderly. We have to create a new generation of rasikas who will…
Violinist M. Chandrasekaran, blind from the age of two, has travelled across the world and performed alongside revered Carnatic musicians. “My mother and guru Charubala Mohan insisted I was no different from others,” recalls the Sangita Kalanidhi awardee. Charubala created innovative pedagogy, such as sticking paper on the violin’s finger board to help her son…
Patri Satish Kumar, Kruthi Vittal and L. Ramakrishnan performed at Kasturi Srinivasan Hall. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B. In a vocal concert that was as befitting the occasion was as it was aesthetically pleasing, Kruthi Vittal displayed her artistry with assurance. Anchored by senior accompanists L. Ramakrishnan on the violin and Patri Satish Kumar on…
Abhirami Ajai’s concert, Divine Echoes, in Thiruvananthapuram took listeners on a musical journey that bridged languages, time, regions and streams of philosophical content that have defined the Bhakti movement in India. As the rain pounded outside, Abhirami’s audience was soaked in melody during her interactive concert at the annual Soorya Dance and Music Festival. For…
Western instruments have long been part of Carnatic music’s landscape. The violin is credited as one of the earliest to be adapted into Carnatic concerts in the early 19th century by Baluswami Dikshitar, the younger brother of the renowned composer Muthuswami Dikshitar. He recognised the violin’s potential as an ideal accompaniment for Carnatic music due…
Carnatic vocalist, Varijashree Venugopal, recently wrapped up a tour of France, where she performed at some of the country’s most celebrated music festivals, in collaboration with EYM Trio — a French jazz group, featuring Elie Dufour, Marc Michel and Yann Phaphet. This summer tour marked another milestone in Varijashree’s long-standing collaboration with EYM, which is…
How much manodharma is too much? | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cricket test matches were once timeless. Then came timed tests and now we play international games within about four hours. Carnatic music saw similar trends in the shrinkage of time. However, not many would have reckoned that it would also mean short-changing of kritis….
Musician V. Sankarnarayanan performs at the Sri Parthasarthy Swamy Sabha in Chennai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu During the recent Margazhi season or music season in Chennai, rasikas (connoisseurs) hopped from concert to concert. While tuning into the music, they also had to keep in mind copyright law as the sabhas (performance venues) forbade them…
Vidwan H.K. Narasimhamurthy accompanied by his disciples H.N. Bhaskar, Mysore Srikanth and Sindhu at the academic session | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani At the Music Academy’s morning lec dem session, violin vidwan H.K. Narasimhamurthy spoke about the significance of manodharma. The 13th day of the lec dems at this year’s conference and concerts at The…
Amritha Murali with R.K. Shriramkumar (violin) and K. Arun Prakash (mridangam). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Soon after presenting a lec-dem on ‘Raga’s changing nature across compositional forms’ at The Music Academy, Amritha Murali offered a soulful performance in memory of Smt and Shri V .Ananthanarayanan for Naada Inbam. Three stirring niravals at ‘Padayugamu madilo…
